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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-11-11
Signs of Wind.

Father Dominick Navarette in the
seventeenth century discovered certain
infallible signs of wind. One never
failing token ''was the running and fiut-
tering about OF little insects aboard the
ship, and the more restless they are the
higher tie wind, and by observing what
place they came from mariners shall
know if it will be fair" Another sign.
according to his reverence. is when pigs
begin to run and tumble about a shin
In a calm Baumgarten, in his '.Trav-
els" says he was with pilot who, by
putting his finger in his mouth and
then holding it up, ''prognosticated to
us that we should have wind very speed
lily, which, indeed proved accordingly
All that the modern sailor can do bv
wetting his finger and lifting it is to
feel if there be any movement in the
air. The digit has long ceased to be a
sybil. Formerly the Brittany fishermen
raised the wind at viii by procuring the
dust swept out of certain church and
blowing it i'll the direction from which
they desired the breeze to come. Sar-
dinian sailors also possessed the same
useful art. To procure fair wind they
had nothing to do but to sweet a chapel
after mass and blow the dust of it after
departing ships London Telegraph.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-11-11
We storie of fe-HsSgie.

Once in We very olden tyne Mers
chant sayd too an Eddytor, Il doan
thynke advertizing pages.
IIet me show yov, said We Eddytor,
Il pvt 1 lyme in my Papyr and not
charge yov psnrie. "
AN right" replied the Merchant,
..and we will see "
So ye Eddytor pvtte ye lyme in his
WANTED A DoGGE JONI JONES, 80
w Ode st.
Now vt happened that 400 Peple cache
brovghte Dogge on We next daye there
after. so that Mister Jones (whych was
We MERCHANTS nayme) was oyerrunne
with Dogge's.
..Synce there are so manye Doggcs."
sayd he, Il thynke l might make some
Business and will give you pennie for
cache Dogge."
Ye people tooke ye pennie each for
his Dogge becavse there W. so manye
Dogges, and Mister 'acs, ;s, 81 ,,.,,d We
4 4GG5 iHtcogses and made bootes and gloves
from We 400 hydes and thvs mayd
A Bye FORTUNE,
and thereafter added to Vt by advertiz-
ing in ye Eddytors papyr.-Amerieaa
ETOaer
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-11-11
Cause of Dirty FINGER Nails.

People who are nice to a scripturaI
point about the care of their bodies.
wonder sometimes despairingly how it is
that their finger nails get so dirty. They
may not have been out of doors or en-
gagged in any manual occupation, and
yet a few hours after thorough cleans
ing of their nails they may have black
streak under the points and the hand
brush must be used again. They will be
surprised to learn that their hair is the
cause of this offensive collection of dirt
There are few persons who do not often
put their fingers to their hair to replace
stray lock, if woman, CT if a man to
throw it back from his forehead or run
his fingers through it. Each time that
the hand touches the hair some of the oil
adheies to the fingers and the nails, and
this attracts and holds the dirt and dust
whose particles float in the purest atmos-
phere. Anybody can prove this state
ment by watching the finger nails for
day after the hair has been shampooed
and noting how much longer they re-
main clean than they will two DAYS after
the barber he's rubbed all of the oil out
of the scalp iebe-DeMorrat
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-11-11
Left Alone.

1t was twenty miles north OF Lusk,
Wyoming, on Crazy Woman's creek, that
we one day passed little new board
''shackn with an old, gray bearded man
sitting in front of it, We noticed cow
picketed near and | stopped to see if the
old man could let us have some milk.
After the jug was filed got into con-
versation with him.
Il suppose you have a claim here!" l
said.
"Yes, he replied, Il am trying to hold
claim, but I'm not getting long very
well. -
"You must find the work hardl'
eyes, it is hard work for mel am
getting so | might bout as well not try
to do anything. l come up here from
Kansas last spring with my son and we
each took a claim"
"oh, then suppose hedoesn't live far
awayg'
He didn't, and the old mans voice,
sad before, grew even more so as he bent
his eyes on the ground "He lived right
over there for month, but he isn't with
me any more. We didn't have money
enough to carry us through the summer,
and he went away to work on a ranch
near here II was at the spring round
up in June-enly two miles from here
and his horse stumbled and-and-there's
his grave right over there by the end o.
the house, had the boys make it near
BY thought mebby it wouldn't be
quite so lonesome for me. You see them
cactuses CROWN on i'll planted 'em
there. They look rough now, but in the
sH ia ys1 AE ftssss5s foaEsg n fsa
were made o wax | lowed to sell the
calf this fall and take part o the money
and get man at the town to paint him
a little boarl headstonc, but the calf
strayed off with the range cattle AMI |
never see it again, so guess the poor
boy will have to get along with Just that
board l whitfield out
ut must be very lonesome for you
here now?"
Yes, it most kills me sometimes. If
had died and he had lived he could
have took care of himself and made his
way in the world without me, but I
can't without hint don't seem right
the way it is. l Just sit here all day
and look at his grave and think about
him and 1t seems mighty hard TO bear.
Lots o. times | can't believe he is gone
till start up and go around and read
where | Whitfield his name on the board.
Il is so lonesome here all the time-no
company 'cept the COW and she's out
feedin round most all the time, and YOU
know cows amt much company anyhow.
| don't know as I'd have pulled through I
the summer at all if it hadn't been for /
the boys up at the ranch-they come
down to see me once in while, and 4
they said that Franks old Father I
shouldn't suffer, and he hasn't yet-the
ranch boys are little rough but they've
been good to me-God bless them !"
gave the old man half dollar for the
milk and rode away to catch the wagon,
leaving him explaining that he could not
change it, and so insisting that should
take back the money and keep the milk
as well - IlgIOtG IeH
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-11-11
HARVEST.

The purple wine skins cluster upon the droop.
ing vine,
The sun fed peach Iears low urs,n the gar.
den wall,
With their burden gold and ,7,dd,- the ami,
bougts incline,
The pear and plum bead dow, q, The aa-ar
reach Of all. 1'"n - '"' '''ss'
The polished nuts are droopinr fror, sbsaths
of bursting burrs, S'' 4''''''-
The golden gorse is weaving s.la of cloth
of gold,
The airs are heavy laden with the sal.am OF
the frs,
The aster's royal splendor is marvel on
the mold
a tender flush OF Summer fingers stiil on hill
and plain,
And on the fields close stacked and on the
woods aglows
There's sound of harvest singing, and a
sound of falling grain,
And a sound of flashing sickles as the reap
ers come and go.
The sadness of perfection lies in these sweet
late days,
With cool crisp morns and ewes and moons
Of mellow fire;
As on the fun bloom rose that forecasts its
own decay,
Too fair and faultless to leave room for
hope or for desire
-JeBai. IVal-,rsU Pstfre
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-11-11

Dead
"Ah?"
"Ah, hah."
'what was the matter with hint"
"Sick.n
"What sort of sicknessY"
"Swamp fever"
sIet me see consulting a scrap Of
paper, where is Tom W. Bnckln
dead"
"What did he die of n
Swamp fever
"Humph. Where can I find Sim
Blyl7
''Iu the graveyard"
swamp feverl"
''Yes.n
DO you know anything about Calvin
Hunter,'
''Yes, laid him cut.
'.What was the matter with himi'
'Swamp fever"
my friend. have come into this
neighbOrhood to buy land"
The native. smiling a welcome, re-
piled: 'We've got the finest country on
earth, podner, right here. I've got 260
acres tnat 1 II let you nave.
''How does it liein
''Fust rate"
''How's the water2r
'Best in the world"
Gland richln
Cream couldn't hold lightning bug
to it."
''How is this neighborhoOd in the
way of health!'
Sweet as a pre-fnest you ever saw
mo chillsln
''Not one
Fever of any kindln
..Not a feveE-,,
''what about those fellows that died7"
"Hah-oh, them fcllers. Why, you
see, they-they-w'y, they oughter died, "
That's all right, but don't believe I
want any land round here
'You don'tl Wy, deuce take your
ugly hide, wy didn't you tell me at fust
that you thought O. buyin' land an |
wouldn't a-said nothin' about them fel-
lers dyin'. Blast your hidel You 20
around the country takin' advantage O.
fellers this way. You don't know how
to treat gentleman. Move on, now, or
I'll hurt you. Come cheatin' me out of
a sale Move on, tell you. "-AskaRsas
Trdreler.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-11-11

post that same evening addressed to Mr..
John Grant.
Dear JOHN it ran, 'I'm not half
good enough for you, but if you still
wish it'll try
1t was not, perhaps, great achieve
ment in the way of composition for
young lady who had been under Mrs.
Stewards guidance for so long, but it
perfectly satisfied the person it was in
tended for. and much loftier episiles have
often failed IN that respect.
Mrs. Stewart, that unfortunate leg
acy was something to my advantage,
after all, Mrs. John Grant sa d some
months later: Il don't know what Mrs.
Elizabeth Drake did with it, but l do
know | would not change with her The
missing it has brought me far more hap
piness than the getting it ever could"
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-11-11
Wanted Insurance.

SIS this fire insurance company Z" he
inquired as he hesitatingly entered the
office of one of the best known companies
in the country.
Yes, sir. Anything we can do for
you ~
Eyes. I'm travelling man, and I've
just got a situation. I've been unfortunate
in every other job I've had. Always struck
dull trade you know and got fired. Now,
if you will insure me against fire in this
case I'll be perfectly willing to pay what
ever is reasonable for a policy"
But the company wasn't filling that
kind ola long felt want.-lAereiaRt Trac-
sler.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-11-11
A Taste Destroying Plant.

1t sas been for some time reported that
there existed in Madras plant the leaves
of which, when chewed. DESTROYED the
Taste TO such an extent that one could
not distinguish sugar from sand. The
report was supposed to be founded on a
mere notion Specimens received in
Europe prove it to be a reality. The
plant is GymRsmG sylres,re The use of
such a plant in removing nausea from
disagreeable doses, and in many other
ways, is apparent. 1t belongs. however.
10 a natural order, Asclepiadaeeq, which
have patent powers of their own, and it
has yet TO be known whether its power
of destroying taste may not also destroy
the value of the medicines it may be used
with--PhiladelPhia Telegraph.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-11-11
Determined to Sell.

"Stranger, want to sell yer horse. "
Stranger, was the reply, u don't
want him.
stranger" rejoined the wayfarer,
eyer RELY must buy him. Yer never see
a better horse for the price"
"What is the price, strangerlr asked
the contemplative man.
"A hundred and fifty dollars and dirt
cheap at that"
The inquirer meditated for few mo-
ments and then blandly remarked:
"Stranger, I'll give yer FIVE"
The equestrian dismounted, saying
with earnestnes: stranger, won't al
low one hundred and forty-iive dollars to
stand between you and me and trade.
The horse is yours. "-SittiHgs.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-11-11
Papa,s Teeth.

Put awaythe beefstealx. Mollie;
Chop the outlet into hash;
Turn the solids into salads:
Crush potatoes into mash.
Bake the rice in little patties,
Have the mush with dressing mixed.
For the hour is fraught with danger
Papas teeth are being fixed.
Mixthe festive pancake batter;
Chop the lobster into bits:
Fry the cft and plastic doughnnt
That the grinder never gf-its,
Cut the bread in yielding slices,
Lay an oyster In hetwixt:
Danish all the pleasant solids
Papa's teeth are being fixed.
-Wor1sster Caste
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-11-11
Land Hunting i'm Arkans,s

A man stopped near Patterson's 5ayou
and thus addressed an old fello< who
stood with his arms resting on fence
''Do you live herefr he asked.
Don't see Inc dying herr, 10 your
"Ah, you are sportive. have heard
OF this neighboIhoed. ed have the
names Of several people Where Is },
B, Muoklein
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-11-11

''Will you take bottle of hair re-
storer Z - asked barber of customer.
Not now, thank you,n the latter re-
piled by the way, may ask you why
you don't use the hair restorer your
self 2 Your locks are rather thin. "
As the barber had scarcely hair on
his head, the phrase "rather thin -
sounded like sarcasm.
The boss doesn't allow it, " explained
the barber.
"Why notl I'd think it would be a
recommendation.
=. No; he selects only baid-headed mcn
to work for him, and hopes to sell his
hair sestorer by having them pose as
frightful examples. "-7enas lSJliHgs.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-11-11
BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.
a Truly Wonderful Mana BARRIERS
FrightfuI ENamplc-Dctermin
ing 10 Sell-Wanted Insur-
ance-Too Old. Etc, Etc.

Featherly-'I don't think much of
your friend Robinson, burnley"
Dumley-"What's the matter with
himl'
Featherley-'.I read him an original
poem last night Of twenty-four verses,
and he walked off without saying a
word
Dumley-"He is certainly a wonderful
man.
Featherley-"How wonderfulln
Dumley-'1n being able TO walk off
lfhe were not wonderful man he would
have been carried oil. n-Harper's Basar.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-11-11

The Ep0cA discovers a curious aspec
of our modern literature to be that while.
women, intellectually speaking, are be
ginning to show certain masculine
power, men are beginning to develop
certain feminine characteristics, such as
expansiveness, exaggerated delicacy of
expression, and tendency to a gossipy
analysis of tribes. While women are
climbing the stairs OF intellectual progress
men are descending by the ladder
gossip to sit by the fire and play via
painted trides and fantastic toys. Tis
is all right. II IS time the men gre
having a rest anyways. Paul Giol
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-11-11
PITH AND POINT.

Bills are usually presented in due
time.
The crow is sensible bird for he sell
dom opens his mouth without caws.-
Waterloo Observer.
never was on the dull, tame shore,
But loved the great sea more and moro;
And ne'er on the steamers deck stand.
But that I'd give my boots for land-Life.
Advice to young ladies who are setting
their caps; Use percussion caps SO that
the pop may be heard.-Nsg Har-a
Nelss.
The reason that dogs are seldom
drowned is because they always have
their bark with thcm.-Dulut6 Psra-
grdpher.
What is ancestry after alll The rich
man as well as the poor one begins life
without a shirt to his back Charleston
AdrertiSr.
A policeman declares that he has to
handle about as many pieces of male
matter as they do at the postofiice.-Msso
York NeIcs.
Some think it adds to woman's beau
ty to bang her hair, but others think :
woman is ugly who bangs her heirs.
Paul Herald.
What is that sound 50 deep and strong,
That seems the skies 10 burstl
What great event so moves the throngs-
McGinnis is out at first.
Washington Critic
There is no need of your taking your
daughter to Europe in order that She may
marry a title. For 50, 900 man can be
ennobled in Hawaii.-Aias eapolis Tri-
bme
The number of photographers in the
United States has increased to eleven
thousand, but you can try them all and
not get picture to do you full justice.
Detroit Free Pres.
GLOW did you break that lamp2r
roared Mr. Testy. ''Just lighted it, and
that broke it" said his wife; darkness
falls, you know, but light breaks Its
a wonder your head doesn't break, then, -
Mr.. Testy was going to say, but unfortu-
nately, he didn't think Of it-BWdette.
.ss- ! xEl,--,xAxT- -a----
The social young fellow,
Whose years are score,
Who hath at the mountains,
Or on the sea-shore,
With sal prodigality
Squaniered his store,
Now tax sth no comfort in
Pleasuring that
Hath gone down the past
With its blisses ecstat-
&c; but bitterly sayeth
In language quite pat,
at would fiji a felt rant,
If had a fall hat.7
-TTd-Bits.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-11-11

Rains and foods have interfered vth
the rice haEyessin Louisiana and GeosiL
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-28

$500, together with nine teen of his get
which averaged 1854 each. Prince George
is own brother to Count st. George, S403,
that won the first prize in the yearling
class GA entries) at the Royal Jersey
show in 1882, afterwards sold in New
York for $4,000. st. Clementais, 1868
(the dam of Prince George won the
first prize over the Island for the richest
milk, and when three years old, made in
one week 10 lbs. II on. of butter She
is grand, old-fashioned COW. the admi-
ration of every visitor, and certainly one
of the greatest milking machines ever
owned at "Linden Grove" SO said r. S.
Cooper, the great importer. She was
also sold in New York for $4,000, and in
the fall of the same year won the first
prize at the New York State fair for the
best Jersey COW, under strong compe-
tition.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-28
County 11ems.



There is a new arrival at the +. d.
Wilcox mansion.
II. G. Velsey of Troy, n. Y, has
been spending few days in town with
friends.
Julius Elitharp of Chicago is in town
visiting his father. This is his first visit
in thirteen years.
Mrs. Sidney Sumner of East Middle
bury is in town visiting her daughter,
Mrs. DR.. Townsend.
The entertainment and oyster supper,
last Friday evening, cleared $50 All
speak highly of both.
Robert Hutchinson was unfortunate
enough to lose the end of one of his fin
gers while at work in his saw-mill, the
other day.
Regular communication of Morning
sun lodge, No. 5, F. and a. NJ on We'd
nesday evening, February ,, 1887, at Z
o'clock; work on the first and second
degrees.
Wm NJ. Grandey has bought out the
interest of Kent Merritt in the firm of
Kendall & Merritt of Shoreham. Mr..
Grandey leaves nothing but friends here.
His farm will be cared for by his son-in-
law. II. X Williams.
Prof. Granville Wager will deliver his
interesting and instructive lecture enti-
tied, "a Trip Across the Atlantic, From
New FORK to Old York." in the Congre-
gational church, Bridport, on Friday
evening, February /; doors open at 6 80
o'clock; lecture to commence at 30 ;
admittance, % cents; children under
twelve years. 13 cents.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-28
RIPToN.

w. Kirby's baby died on the Goth inst.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Howard rejoice
over the arrival of daughter.
The ice went out of the South branch
on the forenoon of Monday. taking the
bridge at Farmers with it. We hear of
no other damage.
In one of our furious storms. few
nights ago, house belonging to f. c..
Gibbs, and occupied by Julius Dumas,
caught fire and was burned down with
its contents except the clothes Mr.. ID.
and boy had worn the day before and a
few bed clothes. The fire originated, as
is supposed, in defective chimney; no
insurance; loss to Gibbs, $3.50 to $500.
On the 10th inst. woman tried to cross
the mountain from East Middlebury to
Hancock on foot, and not being sufii-
GENTLY clad, got badly frozen, especially
her feet and limbs to the knees. She as
certained her condition and returned half
mile to Martin Manning's, where she
was cared for and where she is at present.
1t is thought that she must lose one foot.
We understand that her name is button,
of Goshen
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-28
WEYBRIDGE.

Rev. f. Delevan is at Hoosic Falls, y.
Y, assisting in series of meetings.
Z. L. Moody and l.. o. Thompson last
week made large sales of fur to New
York firm.
The Weybridge Y. C. r. T.. knowing
that prohibition is endorsed by their
National president and is the leading
temperance question of the day, feel that
they have not investigated the subject as
they should, and therefore propose at
their next meeting, which will be held at
Mr.. Calvin Norton Jr.'s on Wednesday
evening, February 2, to have prohibit
ton for the topic, and invite all the
honorary members and the public in gen
eral to come prepared to discuss the
question either pro or con as they are dis
posed. "
Three deaths occurred here last week
Miss Betsey Dalrymple's on Sunday,
Miss Lizzie Stewards on Wednesday and
Mrs. Newton's on Saturday. The latter
VIM. j. Newton. at o'clock p. IN. Mr..
and Mrs. Newton had lived in West Fer
risburgh for long time, Mrs. Newton
being sister of Putnam and Isbon Al
len of that town. They removed to
Canaan, n. H., last spring, but Mrs.
NewtOn's i'll health caused them to re-
turn Il few weeks ago to make, as she
affirmed, her last visit to her children
and friends. She had nearly completed
her visits and had come to this town,
when she suffered from renewed attack
of heart disease, which caused her death
in few days. All her family, with one
exception, were present at the last. Mr..
Newton was appraised by telegraph of
her condition and arrived shortly before.
She had been lifelong Christian. The
remains We're taken to the Basin IIarbor
House and inferred in the cemetry near
by Rev. j. 5. Mott offciated at the
burial.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-28
NEW HAVEN.

Private adviees report ID. H. Squier as
improving.
Rev. Mr.. Sargent went to Boston last
week. and was absent over Sunday.
Mrs. c. b. f. Palmer and child are
sick with measles at the home of her
parents.
There has been but little enthusiasm
over the cantata NATTER however, latest
reports say it is settled thing, and is to
be rendered at some future day.
G. W. Barton, who went to Alabama
for his sons health, has been obliged to
leave, the climate not proving beneficial,
and at last accounts was in Illinois.
At the annual meeting of the Ladies'
Aid society, the following officers were
chosen for the present year: President,
Mrs. j. C. Stowe; vice-president, Mrs. C.
S. Sargent; secretary and treasurer, Mrs,
f. ii. Squier.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-28

The work of hauling stone preparatory
to the matchmaking of the road from the
depot to Bristol commenced last week,
with quite force of men and teams.
Rev. DR.. Hubert of Lydonville is in
town for a week or more. He gave a
very able discourse Sunday, and assisted
in the pulpit services on the preceding
Sunday. DIR. Hubert was pastor of this
church ten years.
Last Saturday Mrs. Isaac Gibbs of
Town hill was buried. Rev. David Bos-
worth, assisted by Rev. Mr.. Quay. con-
Quoted the services. Mrs. Gibbs was
over eighty years of age, and very esti-
mable Christian woman.
Charles Wicker, only son of Mr.. c. II.
Wicker, arrived in town on Saturday
night, bringing with him bride. Mr..
Wicker's present place of business is Wa
hoo, Neb. During his few years absence
from home he has buried both his mother
and only brother.
The funeral services of Nelson W.
Partch were attended at his late resi-
dence, on East street, on Monday after
noon. Jan. Il, the pastor officiating. Mr..
Partch moved into town from Hines
burgh some twelve or fifteen years since.
He buried his wife year and half ago.
Two sons and three daughters survive.